as in driver
a person who travels by automobile environmental organizations suggest that motorists get together and carpool to avoid adding to pollution levels

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Recent Examples of motorist But the police operation that made the bomb safe before it was then taken away triggered major disruptions for hundreds of thousands of rail travelers and motorists. Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025 According to Caltrans, the speed limit in the construction zone was reduced to 55 mph to protect construction crews and motorists. Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025 Unfortunately too many motorists fail to give serious thought to their rides’ resale values until trade-in time, rather than doing their homework up front to find a vehicle that both meets their needs and budgets and will be able to hold onto its value the most tenaciously over time. Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 Police spokesperson Stefan Wilhelm said a motorist drove into people on Paradeplatz, a pedestrian-only street downtown, around noon, when workers come for lunch breaks. Stefanie Dazio, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for motorist

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“Motorist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorist. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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